diff --git a/app/ingest-services.go b/app/ingest-services.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf50193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ingest-services.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/devops/devops_client/ingest"
+	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/devops/devops_models"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// NewIngestParams is a prams type
+type NewIngestParams struct {
+	accountID  string
+	backendID  string
+	objectType string
+	objList    []*devops_models.Ingest
+	principal  *User
+	ref        string
+}
+
+// NewIngest is an ingest helper function
+func NewIngest(params *NewIngestParams) (string, error) {
+	sugar.Debug("ops.newIngest: 📥")
+	if params.accountID == "" || params.principal.TenantID == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("ops.newIngest: 💣 ⛔ params.AccountID or params.TaxnexusAccount are blank")
+	}
+	dt := time.Now().Format(dateTimeFormat)
+	theIngest := &devops_models.Ingest{
+		AccountID:  &params.accountID,
+		BackendID:  params.backendID,
+		EndDate:    dt,
+		ID:         uuid.New().String(),
+		IngestDate: dt,
+		IngestType: "fabric",
+		ObjectType: &params.objectType,
+		Ref:        params.ref,
+		StartDate:  dt,
+		Status:     "new",
+	}
+	params.objList = []*devops_models.Ingest{theIngest}
+	_, err := PostIngests(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	sugar.Debugf("ops.newIngest: 👍 📤, Ingest ID=%s", theIngest.ID)
+	return theIngest.ID, nil
+}
+
+// PostIngests is an ingest helper function
+func PostIngests(params *NewIngestParams) ([]*devops_models.Ingest, error) {
+	sugar.Debugf("ops.postIngests: 📥 len=%d", len(params.objList))
+	devopsParams := ingest.NewPostIngestsParams()
+	devopsParams.IngestRequest = &devops_models.IngestRequest{
+		Data: params.objList,
+	}
+	response, err := devopsClient.Ingest.PostIngests(devopsParams, params.principal.Auth)
+	if err != nil {
+		sugar.Errorf("ops.postIngests: 💣 ⛔ post to devops error %w", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sugar.Debugf("ops.postIngests: 👍 📤 len(ingests)=%d", len(response.Payload.Data))
+	return response.Payload.Data, nil
+}
diff --git a/app/root.go b/app/root.go
index 9246f13..1735a97 100644
--- a/app/root.go
+++ b/app/root.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/auth/auth_client"
 	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/auth0/auth0_client"
 	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/crm/crm_client"
+	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/devops/devops_client"
 	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/geo/geo_client"
 	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/ledger/ledger_client"
 	"code.tnxs.net/taxnexus/lib/api/ops/ops_client"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ var authUser *User
 var config = Configuration{}
 var configured = false
 var crmClient = crm_client.Default
+var devopsClient = devops_client.Default
 var geoClient = geo_client.Default
 var ledgerClient = ledger_client.Default
 var opsClient = ops_client.Default
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ const constNotFound = "not found"
 const percentFactor = 100
 const dateFormat = "2006-01-02"
 const dateTimeFormat = "2006-01-02T15:04:05-0800"
-const dateTimeFormatAlt = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
 const dateFormatAlt = "1/2/2006"
 const countyGeocodeLength = 7